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I assigned cmd-shift-e to the menu item "PDF ..." which is found under "export".
A few days ago, Pages got a wonderful update. The problem is, it does not recognize the keyboard shortcut anymore.
I tried to change it in system preferences, but it does not work. I could assign other menu items but not item that are in a nested menu or submenu, if you will.
Any ideas?
Of course it is a German language Pages application. 😉
I can add the shortcut in either Pages v5.6.2 on El Capitan 10.11.6, or Pages v6.1 on macOS Sierra 10.12.4, like so:
If the developer did not use an assumed space character between PDF and the ellipsis, then that might explain your present dilemma. Try entering a non-break space (option+spacebar) between the PDF and the ellipsis.
Of course it is a German language Pages application. 😉
I can add the shortcut in either Pages v5.6.2 on El Capitan 10.11.6, or Pages v6.1 on macOS Sierra 10.12.4, like so:
If the developer did not use an assumed space character between PDF and the ellipsis, then that might explain your present dilemma. Try entering a non-break space (option+spacebar) between the PDF and the ellipsis.
If you typed three periods behind that PDF... , then it won't work because it must be an ellipsis (option+; on a U.S. Keyboard). I just assigned control+option+P shortcut, and it works to open the Export PDF panel.
That keyboard shortcut sequence was for testing purposes, and my recommendation to verify no collisions in the Pages Keyboard shortcut guide still stands.
it just does not work for me. It worked prior to the last Pages update (6.1) on all iWork apps. Now I can't assign this shortcut to neither of all three apps.
In the screenshots you can clearly see that I assigned shift-ctrl-option-cmd-e to "PDF …" (with the correct three dot symbol) in System Preferences. It does not show up in Pages.
The Shift-Command-E shortcut is already assigned within Pages to add an EndNote bibliography. Your duplicate shortcut assignment will be ignored. Please refer to the Pages Keyboard Shortcuts in your Pages Help menu for a list of currently reserved settings.
Other shortcuts won't work either. Even if I try the complete path.
I tried complex shortcuts such as cmd-option-ctrl-shift-e. None of them is working.
I could assign cmd-shift-e to other items, such as "deselect selection" or "rename ...".
But other items won't work.
Fixed!
I had this problem in the U.S. version of Pages 6.2, and none of the solutions I found worked. Then I found an Apple support article that contradicted advice to include only the "PDF…" (with actual ellipsis, not three periods) part of the menu path, which wasn't working for me and others with the same problem.
Here's what I entered in the custom shortcut:
For Pages:
File->Export To->PDF…
For Preview (bonus tip):
File->Export as PDF…
You should be able to copy and paste those right into the proper fields, as I used proper ellipses in the examples. I assigned command+shift+E as the shortcut and it (finally) worked just fine in both apps.
Hope this helps!
Thanks! This worked!
So for reference:
In system preferences, I used "PDF" + "option(alt) - spacebar" and "option(alt) - ." which then again looks like this: "PDF …".
Good. Thank you for your patience. I had forgotten that the ellipsis was hiding behind the Periode on German keyboards.
Pages does not recognize custom keyboard shortcut
